In his Opening Takes, Joel Benjamin pays homage to the deceased grandmaster Dragoljub Velimirovic, who was feared for his ferocious attacks especially in sharp Sicilians.In Kuzmin’s Harvest, Alexey Kuzmin gives an insider’s view of some unusual openings from the rapid and blitz World Championships in Dubai.

Preview

We offer a preview of the revolutionary opening book Bologan’s Black Weapons in the Open Games, where this top grandmaster presents in a unique way a fighting repertoire for black players in all 1.e4 e5 openings where White avoids the Ruy Lopez.

Reviews

Glenn Flear reviews The Leningrad Dutch (Malaniuk/Marusenko), The Most Flexible Sicilian by Delchev/Semkov, Neil McDonald’s The King’s Indian Attack move by move, and Dejan Bojkov’s Modernized: The King’s Indian Defense.